The Supreme Court has questioned a verdict that led to the annulment or cancellation of a young Kerala woman's marriage to a Muslim.The top court said that a 24-year-old woman "cannot be controlled by her father" as it heard details of what has come to be known as "Kerala's love jihad case."

Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was freed after being kept in captivity allegedly by Islamic terrorists for 18 months in Yemen, today said he would go to the strife- torn country again for service, if God wishes him to do so.

Even as the judicial custody of arrested superstar Dileep was extended today till October 12, his latest film "Ram Leela" was also released and saw fans arriving to watch it at nearly 130 theatres across the state.

Father Tom Uzhannalil, who was held captive by ISIS for over a year before his rescue earlier this month, arrived in Delhi today and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

A seven-year-old was murdered after being raped allegedly by a relative in Kerala's Kollam. The girl's body was found in a rubber estate in Kulathupuzha, about 60 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Veteran Kerala Communist leader KR Gowri Amma on Wednesday had a word of advice for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government on women safety. The 98-year-old leader, who is known for not mincing her words, suggested the chief minister that if he wanted to understand the plight of women, he should "wear a sari and walk around".

Kerala actor Anna Rajan, 25, wept on Facebook Live today as she explained that she had meant no disrespect to mega star Mammootty, 66, when she answered a question on a TV show on whether she would like to act with him or his son Dulquer Salman, also an actor.